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Nicolet College - Mercer reps meet with Nicolet officials to form stronger partnership

Mercer reps meet with Nicolet Collegeofficials to form stronger partnership

Posted May 6, 2011

Members of the Mercer community met recently with Nicolet College President Elizabeth
Burmaster and other staff to lay the groundwork for a stronger partnership designed
to bring more learning opportunities to the Mercer area.

“Nicolet College is committed to life-long learning,” said Nicolet College President
Elizabeth Burmaster. “Our conversations covered a range of topics including how Mercer
high school students could earn college credits to learning opportunities for retirees
in the Mercer area. It was a very productive meeting that will ultimately benefit
the Mercer community and Nicolet College.”

Attending the meeting, which included a tour of Nicolet’s Rhinelander campus, were,
front row, left to right, Vic Ouimette, Mercer Chamber of Commerce president, Teresa
Schmidt, Mercer Library director, Erica Watts, Mercer High School junior, Debby Hohner,
Mercer High School teacher, Breia Pfaller, Mercer High School guidance counselor;
back row, Gary Theisen, Mercer community member, Elizabeth Burmaster, Nicolet College
president, Deanna Pierpont, Mercer School Board treasurer and trustee-elect to the
Nicolet College Board, Jim Wahner, Mercer community member and board member on the
Nicolet College Foundation Board, Cheryl Sell, Nicolet College community representative
serving the Mercer area, and John Bates, Nicolet College case manager.